T-34-85 Rolls Into Belgrade: Soviet Liberation of Yugoslavia, 1944
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
T-34-85 tank number 10 of the 36th Guards Tank Brigade in liberated Belgrade. A BA-64 armored car is visible in the background. Read more
T-34-85s Roll Through Berlin: Soviet Tanks Pass Shattered German Halftrack, 1945
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Two T-34-85 tanks of the 9th Tank Corps drive past a destroyed German Sd.Kfz. 11 halftrack and a Lend-Lease Chevrolet G7107 truck during the Battle of Berlin. Read more
Blown Apart: Soviet T-34 Tank Destroyed by Massive Explosion, 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet T-34-76 tank #323, likely destroyed by a heavy mine or aerial bomb. Frontal armor completely breached, showing the devastating effects of explosive force during WWII. Read more
Soviet Border Guards and Their Service Dog – Last Days Before the War, 1941
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
Soviet border guards with a service dog observe enemy territory near the Danube Delta in the last peaceful days before Nazi Germany's invasion of the USSR. Both soldiers would go on to serve in the NKVD Internal Troops during the war. Read more
Under Fire: Soviet Naval Infantry Storm Ashore in Crimea – 8th Brigade, 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet Naval Infantrymen of the 8th Brigade under Col. Gorpishchenko land on the shores of Crimea under heavy enemy fire. Part of the Black Sea Fleet’s assault operations to retake strategic coastal positions. Read more
Urban Casualty: Destroyed KV-1 Heavy Tank on Rostov Market Square, 1942
June 27, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet KV-1 heavy tank stands destroyed on the market square of Rostov-on-Don after German forces seized the city in 1942. The tank is a 1941 model featuring a welded turret and 76.2mm ZiS-5 cannon. Read more
Abandoned Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank in the River Shchara, Slonim – July 1941
June 25, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
A Soviet KV-1 heavy tank lies in the River Shchara after being abandoned by its crew during an attempted armored thrust through the town of Slonim. The tank slid off the riverbank and became immobilized. The crew survived and later fought with partisans. Read more